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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4430
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4430
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Carrier” means a health care service plan, as defined in Section 1345 of the Health and Safety Code, or a health insurer that issues policies of health insurance, as defined in Section 106 of the Insurance
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4431
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4431
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to an audit conducted because a pharmacy benefit manager, carrier, health benefit plan sponsor, or other third-party payer has indications that support a reasonable suspicion that criminal wrongdoing, willful misrepresentation, fraud, or ab
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4432
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4432
Notwithstanding any other law, a contract that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2013, between a pharmacy and a carrier or a pharmacy benefit manager to provide pharmacy services to beneficiaries of a health benefit plan shall comply with the provisions of thi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4433
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4433
(a) An entity conducting a pharmacy audit shall not receive payment or any other consideration on any basis that is tied to the amount claimed or actual amount recovered from the pharmacy that is the subject of the audit. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4434
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4434
(a) Except as otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, an entity conducting a pharmacy audit shall keep confidential any information collected during the course of the audit and shall not share any information with any person other than the carrier, pharmacy benefit manager,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4435
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4435
(a) An entity conducting an onsite pharmacy audit shall not initiate or schedule a pharmacy audit during the first five business days of any calendar month, unless it is expressly agreed to by the pharmacy being audited. (b) An entity conducting an onsite pharmacy audit shall pro
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4436
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4436
(a) A pharmacy audit that involves clinical judgment shall be conducted by, or in consultation with, a licensed pharmacist. (b) An entity conducting a pharmacy audit shall make all determinations regarding the legal validity of a prescription or other record consistent with deter
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4437
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4437
The time period covered by a pharmacy audit shall not exceed 24 months from the date that the claim was submitted to, or adjudicated by, the pharmacy benefits manager, unless a longer period is required under state or federal law or unless the originating prescription is required
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4438
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4438
(a) (1) An entity conducting a pharmacy audit shall deliver a preliminary audit report to the pharmacy before issuing a final audit report. This preliminary report shall be issued no later than 60 days after conclusion of the audit. (2) A pharmacy shall be provided a time period
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4439
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4439
This chapter shall not be construed to suggest or imply that the Department of Consumer Affairs or the California State Board of Pharmacy has any jurisdiction or authority over the provisions of this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4440
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4440
(a) A pharmacy benefit manager that reimburses a contracting pharmacy for a drug on a maximum allowable cost basis shall comply with this section. (b) A pharmacy benefit manager shall include in a contract, initially entered into, or renewed on its scheduled renewal date, on or a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4441
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4441
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Labeler” means a person or entity that receives prescription drugs from a manufacturer or wholesaler and repackages those drugs for later retail sale and who has a labeler code from the federal Food and
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450
In addition to the qualifications provided in the respective chapters of this code, a public member or a lay member of any board shall not be, nor shall they have been within the period of five years immediately preceding their appointment, any of the following: (a) An employer,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.2
In order to avoid a potential for a conflict of interest, a public member of a board shall not: (a) Be a current or past licensee of that board. (b) Be a close family member of a licensee of that board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.3
No public member shall either at the time of their appointment or during their tenure in office have any financial interest in any organization subject to regulation by the board, commission, or committee of which they are a member.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.5
A public member, or a lay member, at any time within five years immediately preceding his or her appointment, shall not have been engaged in pursuits which lie within the field of the industry or profession, or have provided representation to the industry or profession, regulated
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 450.6
Notwithstanding any other section of law, a public member may be appointed without regard to age so long as the public member has reached the age of majority prior to appointment.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4500
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4500
This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Psychiatric Technicians Law.”
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4501
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4501
(a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4501.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4501.1
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramo
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4501.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4501.2
Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 4501 renders the successor entity to the board in Section 4501 subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502
As used in this chapter, “psychiatric technician” means any person who, for compensation or personal profit, implements procedures and techniques that involve understanding of cause and effect and that are used in the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of mentally ill or emotion
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502.1
A psychiatric technician, working in a mental health facility or developmental disability facility, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may administer medications by hypodermic injection.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502.2
A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may withdraw blood from a patient with a mental illness or developmental disability if the psychiatric technician has received certification from the board that the psychiatric technician has completed
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4502.3
(a) A psychiatric technician, when prescribed by a licensed physician and surgeon, may perform the following activities on a patient with a mental illness or developmental disability: (1) Tuberculin, coccidioidin, and histoplasmin skin tests, providing the administration is withi